The following descriptions are intended to help you to decide which NEOS discipline best fits your work.
There is some overlap between them. If your work spans more than one discipline, either select one or enter under multiple disciplines (a separate fee is due for each entry). If you want further guidance on choosing a NEOS discipline, please contact us.
CERAMICS
Decorative and functional items formed from raw clay and fired in a kiln, e.g.
Pots & vessels
Sculptures
Tableware
Jewellery & accessories
Tiles
HERITAGE CRAFTS
Items made using traditional methods, often with natural materials, e.g.
Basket making
Fly dressing
Furniture making
Spinning & weaving
Straw working
GLASS
Decorative and functional items made from glass, e.g.
Engraved glass
Fused & kiln cast glass
Glass mosaics
Hot blown & torch worked glass
Stained & leaded glass
ILLUSTRATION
Visual representations of concepts using traditional or digital methods, e.g.
Book illustration
Infographics
Personalised illustration
Technical & scientific illustration
MIXED MEDIA
Visual artwork created with more than one material or technique in 2D or 3D, e.g.
Watercolour & ink
Ink on paper collage
Paint on fabric collage
Driftwood & wire
Stone & metal
JEWELLERY
Wearable adornments, often made of precious metals and gemstones but can include many materials; may involve metalsmithing, e.g.
Bracelets & brooches
Earrings & necklaces
Silverware
PAINTING
Images created by applying paint or pigment to a surface, e.g.
Abstract painting
Figure painting
Landscape painting
Portrait painting
Still life painting
TEXTILES
Items created from fabric or fibres such as wool and cotton, e.g.
Crochet & knitting
Felting
Dyed & printed fabrics
Sewing & quilting
Weaving
PRINTMAKING
Images transferred from one surface to another, often using pressure, e.g.
Collagraph
Engraving
Lino & wood cut
Monoprinting
Screen printing
PHOTOGRAPHY
Images captured digitally or on film using a camera, e.g.
Abstract photography
Landscape photography
Macro photography
Night photography
Portrait photography
Wildlife photography
WOOD
Decorative and functional items made by working wood, e.g.
Carved wood
Marquetry
Turned wood
Pyrography
Wooden furniture
SCULPTURE
Artwork constructed in any material, or combination of materials, e.g.
